Published date: 14 May 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 March 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver - 60180000

  • Storage and warehousing services - 63120000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£90,000

Procurement reference

NNCSRRSAS2021

Published date

14 May 2021

Closing date

31 March 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

19 April 2021

Contract end date

30 April 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

North Northamptonshire Council (hereafter referred to as the "Council" is seeking the services of an experienced fine art removal and storage company, who must be able to provide the following services:
1. fully environmental controlled fine art storage that meets GIS for an initial period of twelve (12) months, with an option to extend the requirement on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis, as required by the Council;
2. Undertake a site-visit to comprehensively assess the collection of over nine hundred (900) works and identify the most appropriate individual packing, transportation and storage needs (including appropriate transport and storage temperature, determined by the Supplier, to ensure no damage to the items);
3. Ability to weigh large scale artworks (largest 2,550mm by 2,030mm) before packing;
4. Provision of all packing materials, including the making of individual work specific T-Frames and crates;
5. Fully environmental controlled vehicles for transportation of artworks;
6. Act as the principal team for the manual handling of the collection inside art store and on-site alongside the Council's staff, to safely deinstall the art collection within the time restraints of the project deadline detailed in the Implementation Criteria, below; and
7. Assist Council staff in the condition checking of the collection as part of the decant process.

The Supplier must also quote to provide transportation insurance, to the value of £5,500,000 if required by the Council and this must be covered in any price offer provided. If the Council, at its sole discretion, decides this insurance is not required, it must be discounted from the price offer.

The Supplier must provide an anticipated timeline of the decant & transportation works, including allowances of time for Council staff to undertake a condition survey of the items. This will be used to monitor the progress of the decant and inform Council staffing requirements.

Any damage caused by poor temperature or environmental management shall be considered a breach of contract and the Council will seek full and appropriate financial compensation.

Award information

Awarded date

7 April 2021

Contract start date

19 April 2021

Contract end date

30 April 2022

Total value of contract

£98,456

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CROWN WORKSPACE LIMITED

Address

1-4 Ardra Road
LONDON
N9 0BD
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 03250579

Value of contract

£98,456

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

This contract was awarded through use of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Removals, Recycling, Storage and Associated Services Framework Agreement Framework 988

About the buyer

Contact name

North Northamptonshire Procurement Team

Address

Sheerness House 41 Meadow Road
Kettering
NN168TL
England

Telephone

07920245737

Email

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk